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Iodine Content of Japanese Foods

1960; Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science; Volume: 12; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4327/jsnfs1949.12.342

1883-8863

Eisuke Katsura, Ritsuko Nakamichi,

Meat and Animal Product Quality

The iodine content of 53 main food-materials in Japan was determined.(1) Seaweeds were generally rich in iodine. The highest value of 167 mg% was found indried Laminaria.(2) The iodine content of fish and beef liver was relatively high (0.2mg%-O.9mg%), a small amount of iodine was detected in seeds, nuts, pulses, and polished rice (0.04-0.09mg%).